Hillary Harrison points out Halloween decorations to her nephew Cade Beane, 8, in the yard of Craig and Vanessa Allison as they trick-or-treat along Chester Road on ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä's West Side Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.
Hillary Harrison points out Halloween decorations to her nephew Cade Beane, 8, in the yard of Craig and Vanessa Allison as they trick-or-treat along Chester Road on ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä's West Side Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.
CHRIS DORST | Gazette-Mail
The Kanawha County Commission has set the county-wide 2025 trick-or-treat time for 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30.
County officials told the commissioners that there were concerns having trick-or-treat on Friday, which is Halloween night, due to safety and high school football.
“It may cut down the number of fires and mischief if [kids] have to go to school the next day,†said C.W. Sigman, county emergency manager.
The commission also gave out grant money Thursday evening.
While recognizing the work of West Virginia Health Right for National Recovery Month, County Commission President Ben Salango said the commissioners had reconsidered Health Right’s opioid settlement fund application.
Health Right, which provides free health clinics and other services around Kanawha County, had applied for $250,000 for HIV and hepatitis C screening, testing and treatment services around the county. The county commission had initially denied that application.
After the meeting, Salango said the commissioners reconsidered the application after Angie Settle, CEO of Health Right, asked them to come visit Health Right.
“Usually we make decisions based upon paper alone, but actually going there and seeing actually helps, too,†he said.
Settle told the commission that her staff helps people through all stages of substance abuse recovery, even offering dental care and on-site child care during appointments. Health Right also partners with local chef Paul Smith on a program called Prepped to Serve that prepares people in recovery for careers in food service.
The commission also gave $7,500 of opioid funds to Kanawha County Day Report to help them cover the cost of buying a vehicle that was not covered by a previous opioid fund allocation.
The Elk District Little League received $30,000 for repairs to their facilities. The facilities were heavily impacted by flooding at the end of July. According to a GoFundMe page for the Little League that raised $3,300, the organization needs to replace fencing, dugout benches, bleachers, kitchen equipment, field maintenance equipment and even the bases.
